1000s of pupils fail to reach English and maths potential

Some 200,000 maths pupils and 160,000 English students are failing to achieve the GCSE grades predicated by their primary school national curriculum tests (Sats). Those with a level 5 in Sats are expected to attain at least a B grade at GCSE, those with a level 4 should obtain at least a C, while those with a level 3 should achieve at least a D. More than 37 per cent of pupils failed to make the progress expected of them in maths, while more than 29 per cent missed their GCSE targets in English

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